Iseshi Station
Iseshi Station 伊勢市駅 | |
|---|---|
 Iseshi Station, JR side | |
| Location |
1-1-4 Fukiage, Ise, Mie （三重県伊勢市吹上一丁目1-4） Japan |
| Operated by | |
| Line(s) | |
| History | |
| Opened | 1897 |
| Previous names | Yamada (until 1959) |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (FY2011) |
1,021 (JR) 3,674(Kintetsu) daily |
Iseshi Station (伊勢市駅 Iseshi-eki) is a union railway station in Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It serves JR Central’s Sangū Line and is 15.0 rail kilometers from the terminus of that line at Taki Station. It also serves the private railway operator Kintetsu Railway and is 27.7 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Yamada Line at Ise-Nakagawa Station.
Line
Station layout
Iseshi Station has a single island platform and a side platform serving the 3 tracks used by JR Central. The Kintetsu portion of the station has two opposed side platforms. JR Central station is responsible for the administration of the section between Tamaru and Toba. Kintetsu station is administrated by Ujiyamada Station. All of the platforms are connected by an overhead crossing.
Platforms
| 1 | ■ JR Central Sangu Line | for Matsusaka and Nagoya |
| 2 | ■ JR Central Sangu Line | for Toba |
| 3 | ■ JR Central Sangu Line | for Matsusaka and Nagoya (partly) for Toba (partly) |
| 4 | ■ Yamada Line | for Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto |
| 5 | ■ Yamada Line | for Isuzugawa (Naiku-mae), Toba and Kashikojima |
Adjacent stations
| « | Service | » | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sangū Line | ||||
| Yamada-Kamiguchi | Local | Isuzugaoka | ||
| Taki | Rapid "Mie" (usually) | Futaminoura | ||
| Taki | Rapid "Mie" (stopping every station between Iseshi and Toba; 1 (Weekday), 51 (ex weekday), 15, 17, 4, 6, 8, 10, 24, 26) | Isuzugaoka | ||
| Miyagawa | Rapid "Mie" 4 for Nagoya | Isuzugaoka | ||
| Yamada-Kamiguchi | Rapid "Mie" 2 starting for Nagoya Rapid "Mie" 19, 21, 23, 25 terminating at Iseshi |
Terminus | ||
| Yamada Line | ||||
| Miyamachi | Local | Ujiyamada | ||
| Matsusaka Miyamachi |
Express | Ujiyamada | ||
| Matsusaka | Rapid Express | Ujiyamada | ||
| Matsusaka | Limited Express | Ujiyamada | ||
| Tsuruhashi (Osaka Line) Tsu (Nagoya Line) |
Non-stop Limited Express | Ujiyamada | ||
| Yamato-Yagi (Osaka Line) Kintetsu Yokkaichi (Nagoya Line) |
Limited Express "Shimakaze" | Ujiyamada | ||
Surrounding area
- Ise Grand Shrine: Outer Shrine
- JR Central Iseshi train depot
History
Iseshi Station opened on November 11, 1897, as Yamada Station (山田駅 Yamada-eki) on the privately owned Sangū Railway. The line was nationalized on October 1, 1907, becoming part of the Japanese Government Railway (JGR) network. The Sangū Electric Express Railway (later known as the Yamada Line) began operations on September 21, 1930. [1] The station building was rebuilt in May 1950, and the Kitetsu portion in 1953. The station was renamed to its present name on July 15, 1959.
References
- ↑ Kintetsu Company History
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Iseshi Station. |
- (Japanese) Kintetsu: Iseshi Station
- (Japanese) JR Central: Iseshi Station
Coordinates: 34°29′30″N 136°42′35″E / 34.4918°N 136.7098°E